Car-fender.



J. B. ROWE.

CAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911 2 SHEETSSHEET- 1.

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V ITNESSES:

J. B. ROWE.

GAR FENDER. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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WITNESSES:

INVENTOR.

V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. ROWE, or LANSING, KANSAS.

CAR-FENDER.

To all whom it my concern: :Befit known thatl, JO N B. Rows, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Lansing, in the county of Leavenworth and 5 State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

- My inventionrelates to improvements in car fenders. I The object of myinvention is to provide a .car fender which may be cheaply constructed, is strong and durable,-and which:

is eflicient in operation.

A further object of my invention isito provide a-icar fender of novel construction, which maybe instantly moved into opera tive position,

Another object of my invention is to provide a simply constructed, fender which,

.0' when not in use,'may be quickly and coin-' pactly-stored in an upright position at the end of the car. 1 Q

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel and efficient mechanism by which the motorman or car driver can quickly control the operation of the fender.

Other objects of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invei .tion Figure l is a top view of my improved car fender, shown attached to a car, a portion .of which is shown. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, on the dotted line a7) of Fig. 1, the parts being shown in solid lines in the normal position, and in dotted lines in tlie operative position in which the front .0 0 n v guide is resting on the track. Fig. 3 IS a front elevation of what is shown iii-Fig. 1,

40 the main fender being shown in the horizontal position. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionon the dotted line c -(l of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the main and front guards, taken on the as dotted line e'f of Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference denote similar parts.

. [denotes the platforinbf a car body, and

2 the dashboard. A supporting bar has a 50,,ltorizontal portion 3, pivotally mounted in We lugs 4, secured to the forward side of t lt e das iboaid 2 in front of the platform 1. Said supporting bar is provided with downl wardly turned arms 5, having respectively twozforwardly extending portions 6, the forward-ends of which are preferably provided 9, having stretched "Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Fb, 28,1911, Applicants filed May 20', 1910. Serial No. 52,452. v

with horizontal inwardly turned ends 7.- Between the forwardly extending portions 6 and pivotally' mounted thereon, near the middle portionof its length, is a main guard, comprising preferably a rectangular frame thereon and secured thereto netting 8. The side arms of the frame 9 are tubular and have slidably mounted in their forward ends'the two rearwardlyextendingarms of a U-shaped front guard 10, to there'ar side of which is secured the arch of a bow spring 11, the ends of which bear against the forward end of the guard 9, said ends being preferably pro- 6 ,yided with slots, one of which, denoted by. 12', is shown in Fig. 5. The parallel .arms

ofthe -U-shap'ed1guard 10 slide in thetubular sidezmembers of the guard 9 and are mounted in the slots 12 and serve to support the ends-of the bow spring 11 against any vertical pressure which might be applied thereto.

I will now describe the mechanism by which the guard 9 is swung to the normal horizontal position shown in Fig. 3 and in solid lines in Fig. 1:Secured to the rear side of the dashboard-2, above the platform 1, is a bearing '13, in which is pivotally mounted a horizontal rock shaft 14, 35 having at opposite ends two crank arms 15 and 16 respectively. The crank arm 15 extends downwardly and forwardly through a vertical slot 17, in the dash board 2. Said arm 15 has its outer endpivotally secured '90 to the upper end of alink 18, thelower end of which is pivoted to a lug 18 on the rear end of the frame or guard 9 as shown in Fig. 2. When the crank arm 16 is swung to the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, the shaft 14 will be rocked so that the frame 9 will be swung to the horizontal position through the intermediacy of the arm 15 and link 18. To releasably lock the parts in this position, I provide preferably a latch comprising a bell crank lever which is pivoted at itsangle tothe dash board 2 by a pin19'. One arm 20 of the bell crank lever latch has a beveled lip. 21, adapted to engage the crank -arn'i l6 and releasably hold it in the locked position when the latch is in the position shown in Fig. 4. For releasing the latch froin the crank arm 16, to permit the rock shaft 14 to rock so that the frame 9 will be ,in the operative position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, I provide a lever comprising preferablya pedal 22,

the rear end of which is pivoted by a horizontal bolt 23, to the platform 1. The for' ward end of the pedal 22 is provided with a vertical hole through which extends a vertical rod 24, the lower end of which is preferably screw threaded and has mounted thereon a nut 25, shown in Fig. 2, said nut supporting the forward end of the pedal 22. The upper end of the'rod 24 is pivotallyconnected to the other arm 26 of the bell crank lever latch." A horizontal pin 27, secured to and extending rearwardly fromthe dash board 2, may be employed as a stop for limiting the. upward movement of the arm 26. For forcing the latch to the locked position shown in Fig. l, I preferably provide a coil spring 28, which encircles the rod, 24 and has its upper end bearing against the :i'rni 26, its lower end bearing against a bearing 2 which is secured to the rear side of'the dash board 2 and in which the rod 24 is vertically slidable... To swing the frame 5) to the inclined position, when the crank arm 16 is released from the lip 21, I preferahly provide a toil spring 30, the upper end of which is preferably detachably secured to a hook '31, secured t'o the forward side of the dash board 2, the lower end of the spring being secured to a hook 32 which is secured to the rear end of the frame 9. For limiting the outward movement of the front guard 10, the parallel arn'isthereof are provided respectively with two horizontal screws which are slidably mounted in longitudinal slots provided in the side arms of the frame 9, one of said slots being shown in Fig. 5, and denoted by 34.

To prevent any onewho happens to fall uponvthe main guard from rolling therefrom laterally I preferably provide two side guards 35, the forward and rear ends of each of which are pivotally mounted in bearingsBG, secured two to each of the side arms of the frame 9, as shown in Fig. 1.

' The rear ends of the guards 35 are outwar'dl y turned so as. to bear upon the upper side of the side arms of the frame 9 to support the said guards in the raised positions. in their extended or outwardly projecting positions, the side guards 35 preferably extend over the forwardl extending portions Got the supporting bar 3. In this position the side "guards serve also to -proteet,.to a

more or less extent, the forwardly extending portions 6. I also. provide, at the rear end of the frame 9. a rear guard 37, which extends transversely in front of the dash hoard 2 and has its ends respectivelyr-pivotally mounted in two bearings 38, which are seei'u'ed upon the rear cross member of the frame 9.

Tn the normal operative position the parts are shown in solid lines-in Figs. 2 and 3. In case that there is danger of running into a person who may be on the track, the mo The spring track, the rails of which are denoted by 39.

\Vith the guards in. this position, if the person is struck he will fall upon the netting 8, upon which he will be safely carried until the car can be stopped. To replace the parts to their original positions,;the motorman removes his foot. from the pedal 22 and swings the crank arm 16 against the beveled lip 21 of the latch. which will be swung by said arm to a position which will permit the crank arm 16 assuming the vertical position against the dash board 22, M which time the spring 28 will swing the latch so as to lock the crank arm 16 in this position. When it is desired to place the frame 9 and parts connected therewith out of operative 9 position. the pedal 22 is depressed so as to release the crank arm 16, and. the spring 30 is released from the hook 31. Thea-ear end of the frame 9 may he then swung upwardly and'thesupporting bar 3 rocked to a position in which the arm 6 will extend upwardly, at which time the frame 9 will be substantially Vertically disposed in front of the dash board 2. In this position the parts may be compactly stored and out of the Way 1 and may be held in this position by any suitable means, not shown.

I do not confine my invention to the structure shown and described, as various modifications, within the scope of the appended 1 claims, may be made without. departing from its spirit.

Ila ving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1 1. A car fender having a main guard having tubular side arms, a- U-shaped front' guard the arms of which are reciproc'atively mounted in the tubular arms, and a bow spring having its arch bearing against the rear side of the transverse portion of the front fender and having its ends bearing against the forward edge of the main fender, said ends of the spring being provided with longitudinal slots in which are mopnted-the 1 arms of the front guard.

2. A car 'fen der having a pivoted main guard, a crank shaft, a link connecting the crank shaft and the guard for swinging the guard to a horizontal position when the crank shaft is moved to the locked position, a latch for releasably holding the crank shaft in the locked position, a spring for forcing the guard to an inclined position,

an operating lever, means connected with 3.' A car fender having a pivoted guard,

a crank shaft, 3. link connecting the crank shaft and the guard for swinging the guard to a horizontal position when the crank shaft is moved to the locked position, a bell crank lever latch one arm' of which is employed to releasably hold the crank shaft in the locked position, an operating lever. a rod connecting the operating lever with the other arm of the latch, a spring for forcing the latch to the locked position, and a spring for swinging the guard to an inclined position.

4. A car fender having a pivoted guard, a crank shaft having two crank arms. a link oonnecting one crank arm of the said shaft to the guard for swinging the guard to a horizontal position, a pivoted latch for releasably engaging the other crank arm to hold the crank shaft in a position in which the guard will be horizontally disposed,

-an operating lever, means connecting the operating lever and the latch for swinging the'mtch to the unlocked position, aspring for swinging the latch to the locked position, and a spring for swinging the guard to the inclined position.

5. A carfender having a pivoted guard, means for swinging the guard to an inclined position, a crank shaft having two crank arms, alink connecting one of said crank 3 arms with the guard for swinging the guard to a horizontal position when the crank shaft is in the locked position,a pivoted latch engaging the other crank arm for holding the crank shaft in the locked position, a pedal, means connecting the latch and pedal -for moving the latch to'tlie unlocked position when the pedal is depressed, and means for moving the latch to the locked position.

6. In acar fender, the combination with a car body, of a supporting bar having a horizontal portion pivoted to said car body and having arms which extend downwardly and bear at their rear sides against the car body, said arms having forwardly extend ing portions, a main guard located between and pivoted near the middle of its length to the forwardly extending portionsof said arms, and swinging side guards mounted on the main guard and movable to and from positions in which they extend outwardly over the said forwardly extending portions respectively of said arms.

In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in presence of ,two subscribing witnesses.

I JOHN B. ROWE.

Witnesses:

E.-M. DAVIS,

FRANK G. BARBER. 

